Lee Friedlander
Director · WriterActive 2016–2024
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8Hallmark films
2 at Christmas
Audience rating6.4 / 10
across 7 rated films
Weirdness4.4 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Holiday Crashers2024
Lee Friedlander works behind the camera, and over twelve films from 2016 to 2024 she has quietly become one of the names Hallmark hands a script and trusts to land it. Her movies live in small towns, usually in winter, and a third of them are Christmas titles, so she knows her way around a snowy main street. The strongest work she has directed is Love, of Course from 2018, which at 6.7 sits just ahead of Switched for Christmas from the year before. Her films average a respectable 6.5, and there is a slightly stranger streak running through them, a willingness to take a high concept and play it for real. If you want a Hallmark December that is built with a steady hand, her name in the credits is a good sign.
Follow & about Lee
Girl Play is an independent film produced in 2004 by Gina G. Goff and Laura A. Kellam of Goff-Kellam Productions. The feature film was directed by Lee Friedlander. The film premiered at Outfest in 2004, and had a limited theatrical release in 2005.
Lee’s signature
Across 8 films, Lee frequently leans into Christmas and is often set in small towns.
- Christmas2 films
- small towns3 films
- mistaken identity2 films
- a love triangle3 films
8/10
Lee's wildest Hallmark outing scores 8 out of 10 on the weirdness scale.
A Royal Queens Christmas, proof the formula can get strange.
Known for
Switched for Christmas6.6
Director, Writer · 2017
Weirdness 5/10
All Anything or Love6.5
Director, Writer · 2016
Weirdness 4/10
Sailing Into Love6.5
Director · 2019
Weirdness 4/10
Certified weird
A Royal Queens Christmas6.5
Director, Writer · 2021
Weirdness 8/10
Royally Ever After5.8
Director · 2018
Weirdness 3/10
Groundswell6.5
Director · 2022
Weirdness 4/10
On-screen partners
Frequent co-star
Lee’s most frequent on-screen partner is Chris McNally, with 2 films together.
Where Lee fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Lee keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 8 movies
Newest first2020s
3 films2010s
5 films- 2019Sailing Into LoveDirector · Small Town6.5Weird 4/10
- 2018
Love, of CourseDirector, Writer · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10 - 2018Royally Ever AfterDirector · Engagement/Proposal5.8Weird 3/10
- 2017Switched for ChristmasDirector, Writer · Christmas6.6Weird 5/10
- 2016All Anything or LoveDirector, Writer · Big City6.5Weird 4/10
Lee’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Lee’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Lee Friedlander
Beyond Hallmark
Where else you might recognise Lee from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.
- Good Girlsas Director2018 · TV
- Tomboyas Director2018
- The Good Doctoras Director2017 · TV
- Chicago Medas Director2015 · TV
- Babysitter's Black Bookas Director2015
- Double Daddyas Director2015
- A Gift Wrapped Christmasas Director2015
- Girl Playas Director2004
Lee’s creative circle
Go-to cast
- Chris McNally2 films
Who Lee works with
The cast and crew Lee keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.
Movies by year
Ratings profile
Average 6.4 across 7 rated movies — each dot is one film.
People also ask
- How many Hallmark movies has Lee Friedlander been in?
- We have 8 Hallmark movies on file for Lee Friedlander, spanning 2016–2024.
- What kind of Hallmark movies is Lee Friedlander known for?
- Lee is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with mistaken identity.
- What is Lee Friedlander's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
- Love, of Course (2018) is Lee's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.7/10 audience rating.
- What is Lee Friedlander's most popular Hallmark movie?
- Switched for Christmas (2017) has more audience votes than any other Lee Friedlander Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
- Who does Lee Friedlander usually star with?
- Lee has shared 2 films with Chris McNally, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
- Is Lee Friedlander still making Hallmark movies?
- The newest Lee Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
- How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Lee Friedlander made?
- Lee Friedlander turns up in 2 Hallmark Christmas movies.
- What was Lee Friedlander's first Hallmark movie?
- The earliest Lee Hallmark title we have is All Anything or Love (2016).
- What does Lee Friedlander do in Hallmark movies?
- Lee Friedlander works on Hallmark films as director and writer.
Data & sources
Lee’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated August 2026.
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